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Monday, June 30, 2014

The antelope, the impala, can be found
perusing savannas in the continent of Africa. The impala can reach running
speeds of 56 miles per hour and can jump 33 feet in the air. Now this same
impala, when placed behind the walls of a zoo, will not jump over the wall even
though he is more than capable. This may seem strange, but there is a valid
reason behind this bizarre fact. That reason is that the impala will not jump
over anything if they cannot see what is on the other side. Unlike the impala,
humans have the ability to have faith. Having a certain brain capacity, we as
humans understand that sometimes you may not know what is on the other side of
the wall, but you must still take that leap anyway. Life is filled with
questions we don’t know the answers to and sometimes it takes a jump over a
wall to take us to the next step. Some people will take that leap, having faith
that the outcome will be the best. Then, there are the other people who risk
becoming stagnant as a result of not taking that leap. So why is it that some
people have such a hard time accepting this concept we call faith, while others
can go along with it like a leaf in the wind?

Faith is the confidence or trust in something or someone. It is a belief that
is not based off proof. It’s simply you jumping over the wall, as stated
before, and waiting to see what comes next. Now don’t jump to conclusions and
assume that this ‘faith’ I speak is that of religion, because it isn’t ,
although I’m not excluding it. The concept of faith manaifest itself in our
day-to-day lives in many ways we may not even realize. You’re having a rough
patch in your relationship, but you don’t leave because you believe it will get
better. Faith. You invested in a friend’s new company with high hopes that it
will be profitable, but there’s no telling. Faith. So if faith is displayed so
commonly through the lives of some, why is it that others don’t take too kindly
to the idea?

Your answer to this question may be different than me. It may even be better!
My diagnosis is that patient that’s oh so allergic to this good thing called
faith has a severe case of fear, maybe even a chronic case! You’re afraid. You
don’t take that chance. You get nowhere. Living life in fear of what may or may
not happen is not living at all. Just think to yourself what if all the icons
of the world held back their extroadinary ideas in the name faith? We’d be
existing in a completely different world – possibly one worse than the one we
are currently in. At the end of the day you can’t make the basket if you don’t
shoot the ball. So what if you fail? Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and
use what didn’t work to get you to what will.

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Cheese is curdled
milk. Gross & spoiled, yet people are still able to appreciate it and use
it for what it’s worth. Lasagna, PIZZA, grilled cheese! These are all
universally loved foods. We as humans have the ability to take the worst situations
and transform them into the best, yet we seem to struggle to do this in our personal
lives.

Life is very
simple because all though it may sound very cliché, all it takes is knowing what
you want to do & GETTING IT DONE! I guess the occasional curve ball life
throws can knock you off track but the key is to expect the unexpected. Take
lemons and make lemonade! I’m not sure what most people’s ultimate life goal is,
but mine is TRUE HAPPINESS. I strive for complete and utter bliss, with the
absence of temporary feelings like anger & disappointment, which often take
over and take down the joy that we have.

Though it may not
be an easy road, it’s a road worth traveling. We are only given one life. So
take that cheese, go find some ham and feast on a sandwich made with your own
vision and self-love. IF you miss someone, tell him or her. If you want to buy
something, work for it. Keep it simple, go one step at a time and just do it…
LIVE.